Past tense of annex
regular verb
The past tense of annex is annexed. The past participle is also annexed.
Forms of annex
| Base form (V1) | annex /ˈænɛks/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | annexed /ˈænɛkst/ |
| Past participle (V3) | annexed /ˈænɛkst/ |
| Present participle | annexing /ˈænɛksɪŋ/ |
| Third person singular | annexes /ˈænɛksɪz/ |
Annexed in a sentence
- The ancient city of Petra was annexed by Rome.
- In 1910, he returned to Korea, which had by this time been annexed by Japan.2009, Wikipedia:Syngman Rhee
- It is said that China attacked and annexed Kucha because of the importance of Kumarajiva.2018, Benoy K Behl, “Preface and Acknowledgements”, in Buddhism: The Path of Compassion, Publications Division, →ISBN, →OCLC, page…. From the entry Kucha
- Not long afterward Tannu Tuva was annexed to form part of the Soviet territory.1957, Chiang Chung-cheng (Kai-shek), Soviet Russia in China: A Summing-up at Seventy, New York: Farrar, Straus and Cudahy, →LCCN, →OCLC…. From the entry Tannu Tuva
- Only if Bosnia-Herzegovina were fully annexed to the empire would it be possible eventually to incorporate it into the structure of a reformed trialist monarchy.2012, Christopher Clark, The Sleepwalkers, Penguin, published 2013, page 84. From the entry trialist
Meaning of annex
- noun An addition, an extension.
- noun An appendix to a book or document.
- noun An addition or extension to a building.
Questions about the past tense of annex
- What is the past tense of annex?
- The past tense of annex is annexed.
- What is the past participle of annex?
- The past participle of annex is annexed.
- Is annex a regular or irregular verb?
- Annex is a regular verb: its past tense adds -ed.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: annex (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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